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nacker (gcide) | Nacre \Na"cre\ (n[=a]"k[~e]r), n. [F., cf. Sp. n['a]cara,
n['a]car, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of
Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nak[imac]r hollowed.] (Zool.)
A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells,
and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also
nacker and naker.] See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl.
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Nacker (gcide) | Nacker \Nack"er\ (n[a^]k"[~e]r), n.
See Nacre. --Johnson.
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knacker (encz) | knacker,ras n: Zdeněk Brož |
knackered (encz) | knackered,zbitý (unavený) adj: [slang.] BartyCok |
knickknackery (encz) | knickknackery, n: |
snacker (encz) | snacker, n: |
Knacker (gcide) | Knacker \Knack"er\, n.
1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. --Mortimer.
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2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely
between the fingers, and struck together by moving the
hand; -- called also clapper. --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]Knacker \Knack"er\, n. [Cf. Icel. hnakkr a saddle.]
1. a harness maker. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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2. One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh
for dog's meat. [Eng.]
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Knickknackery (gcide) | Knickknackery \Knick"knack`er*y\, n.
Knickknacks.
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nacker (gcide) | Nacre \Na"cre\ (n[=a]"k[~e]r), n. [F., cf. Sp. n['a]cara,
n['a]car, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of
Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nak[imac]r hollowed.] (Zool.)
A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells,
and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also
nacker and naker.] See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl.
[1913 Webster]Nacker \Nack"er\ (n[a^]k"[~e]r), n.
See Nacre. --Johnson.
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Nicknackery (gcide) | Nicknackery \Nick"nack`er*y\, n.
See Knickknackery.
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Woodknacker (gcide) | Woodknacker \Wood"knack`er\, n. (Zool.)
The yaffle.
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knacker (wn) | knacker
n 1: someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up
to recover the materials in them
2: someone who buys up old horses for slaughter |
knackered (wn) | knackered
adj 1: very tired [syn: knackered, drained] |
knickknackery (wn) | knickknackery
n 1: miscellaneous curios [syn: bric-a-brac, knickknack,
nicknack, knickknackery, whatnot] |
snacker (wn) | snacker
n 1: someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals [syn:
nosher, snacker] |
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